الاثنين، 10 فبراير 2020

Alex Morgan shows pregnancy does not end a playing career | Suzanne Wrack

American is the latest elite sportswoman to prove pregnancy no longer means their title switches from athlete to mother

It already has 1.5 million views. Alex Morgan twists away from her marker and lets rip at goal – again, and again, and again. It is not a particularly unusual sight; Morgan scored 23 goals for club and country in 2018 and nine goals in the 22 games in which she featured last year. But this is different. The marker is static, the training drill simple but, under a “USA LFG” hoodie, Morgan’s seven-month‑pregnant belly juts out proudly.

A day later, in full USWNT training gear, the 2019 World Cup Silver Boot-winner was stepping off the national team coach having joined her teammates for training before their Concacaf Olympic qualifier against Mexico in California. Again, the world retweeted.

Related: Megan Rapinoe on target as USA beat Canada in Concacaf final

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